Ethical issues of crowdsourcing in education
Journal
Journal of Responsible Technology
Date Issued
2020-12-01
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Abstract
Crowdsourcing has become a fruitful solution for many activities, promoting the joined power of the masses.
Although not formally recognised as an educational model, the first steps towards embracing crowdsourcing as
a form of formal learning and teaching have recently emerged. Before taking a dramatic step forward, it should
be estimated whether it is feasible, sustainable and socially responsible. A nice initiative, which intends to set a
groundwork for responsible research and innovation and actively implement crowdsourcing for language learning of all citizens regardless of their diversified social, educational, and linguistic backgrounds is enetCollect.
In order to achieve these goals, a sound framework that embraces the ethical and legal considerations should
be established. The framework is intended for all the current and prospective creators of crowd-oriented educational systems. It incorporates the ethical issues affecting the three stakeholders: collaborative content creators,
prospective users, as well as the institutions intending to implement the approach for educational purposes. The
proposed framework offers a practical solution intending to overcome the revealed barriers, which might increase
the risk of compromising its main educational goals. If carefully designed and implemented, crowdsourcing might
become a very helpful, and at the same time, a very reliable educational model.
Although not formally recognised as an educational model, the first steps towards embracing crowdsourcing as
a form of formal learning and teaching have recently emerged. Before taking a dramatic step forward, it should
be estimated whether it is feasible, sustainable and socially responsible. A nice initiative, which intends to set a
groundwork for responsible research and innovation and actively implement crowdsourcing for language learning of all citizens regardless of their diversified social, educational, and linguistic backgrounds is enetCollect.
In order to achieve these goals, a sound framework that embraces the ethical and legal considerations should
be established. The framework is intended for all the current and prospective creators of crowd-oriented educational systems. It incorporates the ethical issues affecting the three stakeholders: collaborative content creators,
prospective users, as well as the institutions intending to implement the approach for educational purposes. The
proposed framework offers a practical solution intending to overcome the revealed barriers, which might increase
the risk of compromising its main educational goals. If carefully designed and implemented, crowdsourcing might
become a very helpful, and at the same time, a very reliable educational model.
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